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<h1>GeoNetwork<a class="headerlink" href="#geonetwork" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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<h2>Metadata Catalog<a class="headerlink" href="#metadata-catalog" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>GeoNetwork OpenSource is a catalog application for managing spatially referenced resources. It provides powerful metadata editing and search functions, an embedded interactive web map viewer, and is based upon Open Standards.</p>
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<h3>Core Features<a class="headerlink" href="#core-features" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
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<li>Immediate search access to local and distributed geospatial catalogues</li>
<li>Up- and downloading of data, graphics, documents, pdf files and any other content type</li>
<li>An interactive Web Map Viewer to combine Web Map Services from distributed servers around the world</li>
<li>Recently updated entries are accessible as RSS news feeds and as GeoRSS.</li>
<li>Online editing of metadata with a powerful template system</li>
<li>Native support for ISO19115/ISO19119/ISO19139/ISO19110, FGDC and Dublin Core formatted metadata</li>
<li>Scheduled harvesting and synchronization of metadata between distributed catalogues (GeoNetwork, CSW, OGC WxS, Z39.50, WebDav, ArcSDE, Thredds)</li>
<li>Fine-grained access control</li>
<li>Group and user management</li>
<li>Multi-lingual user interface</li>
<li>A randomly selected Featured Map</li>
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<h3>Implemented Standards<a class="headerlink" href="#implemented-standards" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
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<li>OGC Catalogue Service-Web (CSW) 2.0.2 ISO</li>
<li>Open Archives Initiatives (OAI-PMH)</li>
<li>Z39.50</li>
<li>OpenSearch-Geo</li>
<li>Metadata standards:</li>
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<li>ISO19115/ISO19119/ISO19139/ISO19110 and ISO Profiles</li>
<li>Dublin Core</li>
<li>FGDC</li>
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<h3>Details<a class="headerlink" href="#details" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p><strong>Website:</strong> <a class="reference external" href="http://geonetwork-opensource.org">http://geonetwork-opensource.org</a></p>
<p><strong>Licence:</strong> GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2</p>
<p><strong>Software Version:</strong> 2.4</p>
<p><strong>Supported Platforms:</strong> Windows, Linux, Mac</p>
<p><strong>API Interfaces:</strong> Java</p>
<p><strong>Support:</strong> <a class="reference external" href="http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile">http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile</a></p>
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